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Lendeborg's double-double helps UAB advance to AAC title game with 66-56 win over North Texas

AP
Mar 15, 2025

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Yaxel Lendeborg scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead No. 3 seed UAB to a 66-56 victory over No. 2 seed North Texas on Saturday night in an American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal.

UAB (22-11) will face No. 16 and top-seeded Memphis (28-5) in the title game on Sunday.

Ja'Borri McGhee added 16 points and six rebounds for the Blazers.

Brenen Lorient finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and two steals for the Mean Green (24-8). North Texas also got 12 points from Atin Wright. Jasper Floyd also had nine points. The loss snapped the Mean Green's seven-game winning streak.

The score was 30-20 at halftime, with McGhee racking up 10 points. Lendeborg scored 17 points in the second half to help lead UAB pull away.

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1st Half
UAB
Blazers
30
NTEX
Mean Green
20

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Blazers gains possession)
19:42		Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point jump shot
19:40		Atin Wright defensive rebound
19:28		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
19:26		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
19:14	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	2-0
18:52		Jasper Floyd misses two point jump shot
18:50		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
18:33		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
18:31		Atin Wright defensive rebound
18:14		Moulaye Sissoko misses two point hook shot
18:12		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
18:04		Ja'Borri McGhee misses three point jump shot
18:02		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
17:47	+2	Moulaye Sissoko makes two point layup (Jasper Floyd assists)	2-2
17:24		Jasper Floyd shooting foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
17:24	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-2
17:24	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-2
17:24		Brenen Lorient misses two point jump shot
16:56		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
16:52		Brenen Lorient personal foul
16:47	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	6-2
16:20		Tony Toney personal foul
16:07	+2	Latrell Jossell makes two point jump shot (Moulaye Sissoko assists)	6-4
15:43		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
15:41		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
15:40	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	8-4
15:25		Atin Wright misses two point jump shot
15:23		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
15:21		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
15:19		Johnathan Massie offensive rebound
15:17	+2	Johnathan Massie makes two point layup	8-6
15:17		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Johnathan Massie draws the foul)
15:17		TV timeout
15:17	+1	Johnathan Massie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	8-7
14:56		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (Brenen Lorient steals)
14:39		Latrell Jossell misses two point jump shot
14:37		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
14:26		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
14:24		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
14:21		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
14:19		Latrell Jossell defensive rebound
14:14		Johnathan Massie misses two point jump shot
14:03		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
14:03		Brenen Lorient misses two point jump shot
14:01		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
13:56		Atin Wright misses two point jump shot
13:54		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
13:44		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
13:42		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
13:41		Johnathan Massie personal foul
13:34		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
13:30		Grant Newell defensive rebound
13:06		Brenen Lorient misses two point jump shot
13:04		Grant Newell offensive rebound
13:02		Alejandro Vasquez shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
13:02		Grant Newell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:02		Grant Newell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:02		Tony Toney defensive rebound
12:36		Yaxel Lendeborg misses three point jump shot
12:34		Rondel Walker defensive rebound
12:14	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point jump shot	8-9
11:56		Tyren Moore misses three point jump shot
11:54		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
11:28		Latrell Jossell misses three point jump shot
11:26		Grant Newell offensive rebound
11:24		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Grant Newell's two point layup
11:22		Mean Green turnover (shot clock violation)
11:22		TV timeout
10:57	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot	10-9
10:33		Bradley Ezewiro shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
10:33	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-10
10:33	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-11
10:07		Efrem Johnson turnover (Jasper Floyd steals)
9:59	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point layup	10-13
9:35		Moulaye Sissoko shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
9:35		Bradley Ezewiro misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:35	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-13
9:26		Johnathan Massie turnover (bad pass)
8:59		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:57		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
8:34	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point jump shot (Johnathan Massie assists)	11-15
8:13		Efrem Johnson misses two point layup
8:11		Johnathan Massie defensive rebound
8:04		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
8:02		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
7:49	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot (Christian Coleman assists)	13-15
7:36		Mean Green turnover (10-second violation)
7:36		TV timeout
7:25	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	15-15
7:02		Moulaye Sissoko misses two point layup
7:00		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
6:57		Johnathan Massie turnover (Alejandro Vasquez steals)
6:38		Grant Newell blocks Ja'Borri McGhee's two point layup
6:36		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
6:33	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot	17-15
6:05		Alejandro Vasquez personal foul
5:54		Brenen Lorient misses two point layup
5:52		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
5:50	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point layup	17-17
5:28		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
5:24		Grant Newell defensive rebound
5:24		Grant Newell turnover (bad pass)
5:18	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point layup	19-17
4:55		Moulaye Sissoko turnover (bad pass)
4:43	+2	Ja'Borri McGhee makes two point jump shot	21-17
4:31		Jasper Floyd turnover (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
4:26	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	23-17
4:25		Mean Green 30 second timeout
4:25		TV timeout
4:02		Johnathan Massie misses two point layup
4:00		Tony Toney defensive rebound
3:41		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
3:39		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
3:18		Grant Newell misses two point layup
3:18		Grant Newell offensive rebound
3:16		Grant Newell misses two point layup
3:16		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
3:07		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
3:05		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
3:01		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
2:59		Johnathan Massie defensive rebound
2:39		Latrell Jossell misses three point jump shot
2:37		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
2:29		Jasper Floyd turnover (Yaxel Lendeborg steals)
2:22	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	25-17
1:52		Ja'Borri McGhee shooting foul (Johnathan Massie draws the foul)
1:52		Johnathan Massie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:52	+1	Johnathan Massie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-18
1:41		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (Johnathan Massie steals)
1:33	+2	Moulaye Sissoko makes two point layup (Brenen Lorient assists)	25-20
1:14		Latrell Jossell shooting foul (Bradley Ezewiro draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-20
1:14	+1	Bradley Ezewiro makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-20
0:49		Brenen Lorient misses two point hook shot
0:47		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
0:41		Blazers 30 second timeout
0:28	+3	Tyren Moore makes three point jump shot (Christian Coleman assists)	30-20
0:03		Atin Wright turnover (traveling)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UAB
Blazers
36
NTEX
Mean Green
36

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Mean Green gains possession)
19:43		Christian Coleman shooting foul (Grant Newell draws the foul)
19:43		Grant Newell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:43	+1	Grant Newell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-21
19:28	+3	Yaxel Lendeborg makes three point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	33-21
19:09		Jasper Floyd misses two point layup
19:07		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
18:41		Jasper Floyd shooting foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
18:41	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-21
18:41		Ja'Borri McGhee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:41		Ja'Borri McGhee offensive rebound
18:36		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
18:34		Grant Newell defensive rebound
18:22		Yaxel Lendeborg shooting foul (Moulaye Sissoko draws the foul)
18:22	+1	Moulaye Sissoko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-22
18:22	+1	Moulaye Sissoko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-23
17:57		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
17:55		Brenen Lorient defensive rebound
17:44		Grant Newell misses two point layup
17:42		Grant Newell offensive rebound
17:39		Grant Newell misses two point layup
17:37		Grant Newell offensive rebound
17:35		Grant Newell misses two point layup
17:33		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
17:20		Brenen Lorient shooting foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
17:20	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-23
17:20		Ja'Borri McGhee misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:20		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
16:58		Christian Coleman blocks Grant Newell's two point layup
16:56		Blazers defensive rebound
16:31		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (lost ball)
16:07		Brenen Lorient misses three point jump shot
16:05		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
15:50		TV timeout
15:42	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	37-23
15:18		Brenen Lorient misses two point hook shot
15:16		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
15:14	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point layup	37-25
14:56	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Christian Coleman assists)	39-25
14:37		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul (Brenen Lorient draws the foul)
14:34		Bradley Ezewiro blocks Brenen Lorient's two point jump shot
14:32		Brenen Lorient offensive rebound
14:31		Bradley Ezewiro personal foul
14:31		Brenen Lorient misses two point jump shot
14:29		Bradley Ezewiro defensive rebound
14:20	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point jump shot (Ja'Borri McGhee assists)	41-25
14:20		Mean Green 30 second timeout
14:20		TV timeout
14:00	+3	Atin Wright makes three point jump shot	41-28
13:43		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:42		Latrell Jossell personal foul
13:37		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
13:35		Latrell Jossell defensive rebound
13:20	+3	Jasper Floyd makes three point jump shot (Atin Wright assists)	41-31
13:08		Blazers 30 second timeout
12:56	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point jump shot	43-31
12:35	+2	Atin Wright makes two point layup	43-33
12:10		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
12:08		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
11:59		Latrell Jossell personal foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
11:59		TV timeout
11:54		Tony Toney turnover (out of bounds)
11:42		Tony Toney personal foul
11:27		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
11:25		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
11:23		Moulaye Sissoko blocks Alejandro Vasquez's two point layup
11:13		Blazers offensive rebound
11:06		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
11:04		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
10:38		Jasper Floyd misses two point jump shot
10:36		Tony Toney defensive rebound
10:31	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point alley-oop dunk (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	45-33
10:05		Jasper Floyd misses three point jump shot
10:03		Latrell Jossell offensive rebound
10:01		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
9:56		Mean Green offensive rebound
9:50	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point layup	45-35
9:27		Grant Newell shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
9:27	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-35
9:27	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-35
9:17	+2	Johnathan Massie makes two point layup	47-37
9:17		Tony Toney shooting foul (Johnathan Massie draws the foul)
9:17	+1	Johnathan Massie makes regular free throw 1 of 1	47-38
9:01		Christian Coleman misses two point layup
8:59		Grant Newell defensive rebound
8:34		Johnathan Massie misses two point jump shot
8:32		Johnathan Massie offensive rebound
8:29	+3	Latrell Jossell makes three point jump shot (Johnathan Massie assists)	47-41
8:01		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
7:59		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
7:56		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
7:54		Johnathan Massie defensive rebound
7:43		Latrell Jossell misses three point jump shot
7:41		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
7:33	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point dunk	49-41
7:09		Alejandro Vasquez blocks Jasper Floyd's two point layup
7:08		Mean Green offensive rebound
7:08		TV timeout
7:06	+2	Latrell Jossell makes two point jump shot (Jasper Floyd assists)	49-43
6:28		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
6:26		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
6:11		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
6:09		Ja'Borri McGhee offensive rebound
6:06		Ja'Borri McGhee misses two point layup
6:03		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
6:03		Latrell Jossell shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
6:03	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-43
6:03	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-43
5:40		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks Johnathan Massie's two point jump shot
5:38		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
5:17	+2	Bradley Ezewiro makes two point dunk (Efrem Johnson assists)	53-43
5:12		Mean Green 30 second timeout
4:58	+3	Atin Wright makes three point jump shot (Brenen Lorient assists)	53-46
4:31	+3	Tony Toney makes three point jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	56-46
4:30		Blazers 30 second timeout
4:30		TV timeout
4:16		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
4:14		Moulaye Sissoko offensive rebound
4:06	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point dunk (Jasper Floyd assists)	56-48
3:44		Ja'Borri McGhee turnover (Brenen Lorient steals)
3:40	+2	Brenen Lorient makes two point layup	56-50
3:05		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:03		Ja'Borri McGhee offensive rebound
2:59		Tony Toney turnover (Johnathan Massie steals)
2:52	+2	Atin Wright makes two point layup	56-52
2:19	+3	Ja'Borri McGhee makes three point jump shot	59-52
2:11		Brenen Lorient turnover (out of bounds)
1:45	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	61-52
1:31		Tony Toney personal foul (Atin Wright draws the foul)
1:31	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-53
1:31	+1	Atin Wright makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-54
1:04		Jasper Floyd shooting foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
1:04		Ja'Borri McGhee misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:04	+1	Ja'Borri McGhee makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-54
0:56		Atin Wright turnover (Christian Coleman steals)
0:51		Tony Toney misses two point layup
0:49		Christian Coleman offensive rebound
0:46		Christian Coleman turnover (Atin Wright steals)
0:42		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
0:40		Blazers defensive rebound
0:28		Latrell Jossell personal foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-54
0:28	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-54
0:24		Ja'Borri McGhee personal foul (Jasper Floyd draws the foul)
0:24	+1	Jasper Floyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-55
0:24	+1	Jasper Floyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-56
0:22		Johnathan Massie personal foul (Ja'Borri McGhee draws the foul)
0:22		Ja'Borri McGhee misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:22		Moulaye Sissoko defensive rebound
0:13		Johnathan Massie misses three point jump shot
0:11		Ja'Borri McGhee defensive rebound
0:06	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists)	66-56
0:00		Atin Wright misses three point jump shot
0:00		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound